Latest Reviews
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BENITA
(Check out Brandon Wilson's Benita movie review, it opens today for a week-long release at Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 before a wider rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Few
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A Conversation with Chris Stuckmann (SHELBY OAKS)
Shelby Oaks marks the feature directorial debut of Chris Stuckmann, the YouTube film critic whose YouTube channel has amassed over 2 million subscribers. The film, which became the highest-funded horror film in Kickstarter history with nearly $1.4 million raised, including
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STRAY BODIES
(Check out Lauren Wissot's Stray Bodies movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Though Elina Psykou’s Son of Sofia took top honors in the International Narrative section back at Tribeca 2017, the acclaimed Greek director’s first documentary, last year’s
Interviews
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A Conversation with Chris Stuckmann (SHELBY OAKS)
Shelby Oaks marks the feature directorial debut of Chris Stuckmann, the YouTube film critic whose YouTube channel has amassed over 2 million subscribers. The film, which became the highest-funded horror film in Kickstarter history with nearly $1.4 million raised, including
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A Conversation with Max Walker-Silverman (REBUILDING)
Max Walker-Silverman returns with Rebuilding, a tender follow-up to his 2022 debut A Love Song that explores displacement, community, and resilience in the aftermath of a wildfire. Starring Josh O'Connor as Dusty, a Colorado rancher struggling to reconcile his identity
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A Conversation with Isa Willinger (NO MERCY)
“Do women make harsher films?” This is the question driving filmmaker Isa Willinger’s latest documentary, No Mercy. The film is an electrifying cinematic essay investigating women’s roles on and behind the camera. Willinger brings in the testimonies of some of the
Trailers
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CAROL & JOY Trailer: Nathan Silver Captures a Warm Daughter-Mother Bond in Short Documentary Contender
After working together on the endearing comedy Between the Temples, director Nathan Silver captures the bond between the star of that film, the legendary Carol Kane, and her mother, music teacher Joy Kane, in a short documentary that is sure
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COVER-UP Trailer: Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus Investigate America Through the Eyes of Seymour Hersh
After examining the life of photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the Sackler Family in her documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed, Oscar-winning documentarian Laura Poitras investigates the political turmoil of the 20th Century through the reporting of
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MAGELLAN Trailer: Gael Garcia Bernal Discovers A New World in Lav Diaz’s Historical Epic
After an extensive festival tour that went from Cannes, TIFF, and to NYFF, Lav Diaz's hypnotic new epic, Magellan, is finally set for a stateside release. It stars Gael Garcia Bernal as the eponymous Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan as he
In Theatres
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A Conversation with Max Walker-Silverman (REBUILDING)
Max Walker-Silverman returns with Rebuilding, a tender follow-up to his 2022 debut A Love Song that explores displacement, community, and resilience in the aftermath of a wildfire. Starring Josh O'Connor as Dusty, a Colorado rancher struggling to reconcile his identity
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A Conversation with Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han (LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN)
Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han's Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is a 71-minute animated wonder that captures the world through the eyes of a two-year-old girl who believes she's God. Adapted from Belgian novelist Amélie Nothomb's autobiographical novel,
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TRAIN DREAMS
(Check out Chris Reed’s Train Dreams movie review, it’s in theaters now and hits Netflix November 21! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) With Train Dreams, the writing/directing duo of Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) adapt the
Watch at Home
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TRAIN DREAMS
(Check out Chris Reed’s Train Dreams movie review, it’s in theaters now and hits Netflix November 21! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) With Train Dreams, the writing/directing duo of Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) adapt the
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A Conversation with Richard Linklater (NOUVELLE VAGUE)
Richard Linklater’s career has been marked by great experimentation and variety, which makes him the perfect candidate to dramatize one of the seminal moments in film history: the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave masterpiece Breathless. Starring a mostly
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A Conversation with Noémie Merlant & Sanda Codreanu (THE BALCONETTES)
In The Balconettes (which I recently reviewed), French actress/writer/director Noémie Merlant (Mi iubita, mon amour) delivers an exciting sophomore effort behind the camera, crafting a powerful feminist tale about physical and sexual assault and its horrific consequences. Seamlessly working over-the-top comedy into the mix,


